Principles Of Human Development
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Principles Of Human Development
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Author : William Molnar
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-12-01
Principles Of Human Development written by William Molnar and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with categories.
The purpose of this book is to identify principles from social development theory and cognitive development theory that educators can apply in practice. The Breadth component focuses on the role of society, particularly poverty, on the cognitive development of children ages 5 to 10. Questions addressed include the following: How does a child think? How does a child speak? What are his characteristics of his judgment and reasoning? Why does a child think and express himself in a certain manner? Why is his curiosity easily satisfied with any answer? The works of theorists Bandura, Bruner, and Piaget and are compared and contrasted in relation to cognitive theory and changes in the public school system to accommodate children who are cognitively delayed.
Community Programs To Promote Youth Development
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2002-02-12
Community Programs To Promote Youth Development written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-12 with Social Science categories.
After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.
Principles Of Human Development
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Author : William Molnar, Dr. III
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-11
Principles Of Human Development written by William Molnar, Dr. III and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with Education categories.
The purpose of this book is to identify principles from social development theory and cognitive development theory that educators can apply in practice. The Breadth component focuses on the role of society, particularly poverty, on the cognitive development of children ages 5 to 10. Questions addressed include the following: How does a child think? How does a child speak? What are his characteristics of his judgment and reasoning? Why does a child think and express himself in a certain manner? Why is his curiosity easily satisfied with any answer? The works of theorists Bandura, Bruner, and Piaget and are compared and contrasted in relation to cognitive theory and changes in the public school system to accommodate children who are cognitively delayed.
Principles Of Developmental Psychology
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Author : George Butterworth
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2014-01-02
Principles Of Developmental Psychology written by George Butterworth and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-02 with Psychology categories.
Developmental psychology is concerned with the scientific understanding of age-related changes in experience and behaviour, not only in children but throughout the lifespan. The task is to discover, describe, and explain how development occurs, from its earliest origins, into childhood, adulthood, and old age. To understand human development requires one not only to make contact with human nature but also to consider the diverse effects of culture on the developing child. Development is as much a process of acquiring culture as it is of biological growth. This book reviews the history of developmental psychology with respect to both its nature and the effects of transmission of culture. The major theorists of the late 19th and early 20th century, Piaget, Vygotsky and Bowlby are introduced to provide a background to contemporary research and the modern synthesis of nature and nurture. This brief textbook is suitable as an introduction to developmental psychology, both at A level and for beginning undergraduate students. It aims to be of interest to psychologists, educationalists, social workers and others with an interest in a contemporary understanding of factors involved in human development.
Principles Of Human Development
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Author : Douglas Noel
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Principles Of Human Development written by Douglas Noel and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Education categories.
Anyone that has been in education for any length of time has experienced a continuous reinventing of the wheel as the latest and greatest of "new" ideas is initiated as the latest panacea to pedagogical problems. There is no need for this. The classical educational theorists do not change and there is a reason for this: their philosophies are tried and true. They worked then and they work now. They only need to be adapted to the ever-evolving child. Current research has provided us with an understanding of the development of the brain and revealed that the greatest opportunities for child development arise around 2nd grade and middle school. Not surprisingly, these are also the most challenging years for educators. This book looks at this exciting period for intellectual growth and how these opportunities for educational development can best be used to benefit the child and ultimately society at large. The children in this picture in Venezuela I found extremely eager to learn often sitting in the street doing homework under the street lights of their own volition. Perhaps we Americans, as shown in the other picture, can make certain that no child anywhere is ever left behind.
Principles In Human Development
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Author : Ann M. W-Brown
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-09
Principles In Human Development written by Ann M. W-Brown and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-09 with categories.
A research project on the impact of environmental factors on human development/early stages to adolescence
Patterns Of Human Growth
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Author : Barry Bogin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-05-06
Patterns Of Human Growth written by Barry Bogin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-05-06 with Medical categories.
A revised edition of an established text on human growth and development from an anthropological and evolutionary perspective.
Principles Of Human Resource Development
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Author : Jerry W. Gilley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Principles Of Human Resource Development written by Jerry W. Gilley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Theories Of Human Development
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Author : Michael G. Green
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2015-07-14
Theories Of Human Development written by Michael G. Green and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-14 with Psychology categories.
The authors have grouped the theories into three classical "families" which differ in their views relative to the prime motives underlying human nature. They show how theories are specific examples of more general points of view called paradigms. The theories chosen to represent the three paradigms (the Endogenous Paradigm, Exogenous Paradigm, and the Constructivist Paradigm) were selected because they met four criteria: importance, as judged by academic and research psychologists fertility, as judged by the amount of research the theory has generated scope, as judged by the variety of phenomena the various theories explain family resemblance, as judged by how well each theory represents its paradigm The authors present the "paradigm case" in the lead chapter for each paradigm. This paradigm case is the "best example" for the paradigm. The authors explain why paradigm cases are important, and give them more detailed treatment than other theories in the same paradigm.
Concepts And Theories Of Human Development
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Author : Richard M. Lerner
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2013-05-13
Concepts And Theories Of Human Development written by Richard M. Lerner and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Psychology categories.
A classic in the field, this third edition will continue to be the book of choice for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses in theories of human development in departments of psychology and human development. This volume has been substantially revised with an eye toward supporting applied developmental science and the developmental systems perspectives. Since the publication of the second edition, developmental systems theories have taken center stage in contemporary developmental science and have provided compelling alternatives to reductionist theoretical accounts having either a nature or nurture emphasis. As a consequence, a developmental systems orientation frames the presentation in this edition. This new edition has been expanded substantially in comparison to the second edition. Special features include: * A separate chapter focuses on the historical roots of concepts and theories of human development, on philosophical models of development, and on developmental contextualism. * Two new chapters surrounding the discussion of developmental contextualism--one on developmental systems theories wherein several exemplars of such models are discussed and a corresponding chapter wherein key instances of such theories--life span, life course, bioecological, and action theoretical ones--are presented. * A new chapter on cognition and development is included, contrasting systems' approaches to cognitive development with neo-nativist perspectives. * A more differentiated treatment of nature-oriented theories of development is provided. There are separate chapters on behavior genetics, the controversy surrounding the study of the heritability of intelligence, work on the instinctual theory of Konrad Lorenz, and a new chapter on sociobiology. * A new chapter concentrates on applied developmental science.